Where does “reprobateness” come from?
reprobateness (English) comes from English reprobate, from Middle English reprobat, from Latin reprobatus, from Latin reprobō, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
reprobateness (English): The state of being reprobate
Definitions
- The state of being reprobate
Ancestry of “reprobateness”, step by step
reprobateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reprobate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reprobate | Rejected; cast off as worthless; Rejected by God;... |
| 2 | Middle English | reprobat | — |
| 3 | Latin | reprobatus | disapproved; rejected; condemned |
| 4 | Latin | reprobō | to disapprove |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |